Packing List

Eek!  I'm leaving tomorrow night for Washington DC!  It's really hard to travel east without losing so much time due to the time change so I opted to take a red eye Thursday night that would get me into DC on Friday morning.  While I'm looking forward to being there early on Friday so I can get settled, leaving a day earlier is definitely taking a toll on me now.  I know that my brain has been a little frazzled lately so I decided to make a packing list of everything I would need to pack up tonight before leaving tomorrow.  I know that having equipment for all three sports can be a lot but I didn't realize how much I was actually going to need until I wrote it all down.  Here's the monster list that I'm sure will have stuff added to it as I pack tonight:

Pre-Race:

Directions – bibs!

Cell phone – plastic baggie for transition area

Cash / license

Clothes over gear – long sleeve shirt – also wear after event

Flip flops

Oatmeal / Tea – eat at hotel

Swim:

Bathing suit bottoms

Triathlon top

Extra bathing suit (one piece)

Wetsuit

Swim cap

Goggles (and extra pair)                

Watch

Timing chip – get on Sunday morning

Transition:

Towel to lay everything down

Sham towel (post swim)

Trash bag for wet clothes

Bag for extra stuff (hair brush, Extra elastic / hair pins, sunscreen, chap stick, ib prufen, toilet paper, paper towels/tissues, tape for gels, granola bar, black marker, band aids)

Race number – have pins

Bike:

Bike (with number on Saturday)

Bike lock

In under seat container - extra bike tubes / tools / Patch kit / Bike Pump / CO2 tank (mom)

Sneakers

Socks

Bike shorts

Knee brace

Compression sleeve

Gloves

Helmet

Sunglasses

Water bottles (2 – one water, one Gatorade)

Goo / Gel – taped to bar

T2:

Extra socks (if necessary)

Run:

Fanny pack w. water bottle, goo, ib prufen, chap stick, tissues

It will definitely be interesting to see what actually gets used on race day since I'm sure I have way more than I need!  Better safe than sorry!  As one of my college professors always said, prior planning prevents piss poor performance!